The City of Rainsville has increased their sales tax and levied a use tax as shown below:

Sales Tax

OLD
RATES

NEW
RATES

General Rate

4.000

4.000

Admissions to places of amusement and entertainment

4.000

4.000

Retail Selling Price of food
for human consumption sold through vending machines

4.000

4.000

Net difference paid for machines,
machinery, and equipment used in planting,
cultivating and harvesting farm products

1.000

1.000

Machines and parts and attachments
for machines used in manufacturing tangible
personal property

2.000

2.000

Net difference paid for all automotive
vehicles, truck trailers, semi-trailers and house trailers

1.000

1.000

Withdrawal fee for automotive vehicle dealers only

$ .83

$5.00

Use Taxes

NEW
RATES

General Rate

4.000

Net difference paid for machines,
machinery, and equipment used in planting,
cultivating and harvesting farm products

4.000

Machines and parts and attachments
for machines used in manufacturing tangible
personal property

4.000

Net difference paid for all automotive
vehicles, truck trailers, semi-trailers and house trailers

1.000

If sales of tangible personal property are made
or delivered, or if purchases of tangible personal property are stored, used
or consumed, outside the corporate limits of the city but within the police
jurisdiction of the city, the rates of tax are one-half of
those stated above.

Your Rainsville taxes should be remitted to:

RDS
P. O. Box 830725
Birmingham, AL 35283-0725
1-800-556-7274

If you have any questions regarding this notice,
please contact this office.

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